Director of Nursing (DON) — Psychiatric Acute Care

Job overview

The Director of Nursing (DON) role is onsite in Plainview, TX; compensation is not specified. The position supports Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Plainview, a 20-bed acute geriatric psychiatric facility. The posting notes that the position is currently filled but applications are accepted to help prevent disruption in patient care. The DON leads nursing operations and direct-care staff, maintaining safe staffing, regulatory compliance, and quality standards while supporting patient care and facility programs. The role also contributes to leadership, staff development, and coordination of admissions and treatment planning.

What you'll do

• Oversee and direct nursing staff
• ensure safe staffing and develop nursing schedules
• provide clinical decision support and direct patient care when indicated
• monitor nursing data through QAPI
• coordinate hiring, termination, and performance evaluations with HR
• support admissions and treatment-team communication
• develop nursing policies and processes
• maintain survey readiness and regulatory compliance
• participate in facility leadership and program development.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of nursing

psychiatric nursing

acute care

geriatric psychiatry

plainview tx

freedom behavioral hospital

nursing leadership

staff development

regulatory compliance

qapi

patient care

registered nurse license

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Acute psychiatric experience is required; geriatric psychiatric experience is strongly preferred. The role assumes nursing administrator on-call duties when indicated.

About the employer

Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Plainview is hiring for this role. Industry: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals. Sector: 62.